Who's got a williams fp on an 1894?

[Rock_Steady]

Alright. I've got an 1894 in .357. Love it. Hated the sights. Got myself an XS ghost ring setup for it. Don't like it alot. The peep is just too high once it is sighted in, and it doesn't adjust far enough sideways. Is my barrel messed up? I dunno.

I have a williams FP on my 336 and do a pretty good job with it - 3-4" at 100 yds. My question is, does the fp hang over the rear of the 1894 too far to be useful? is it always in the way of the hammer? Why on earth did Marlin stop drilling and tapping them the old way?

 

[Ol` Joe]

My 1894 works fine with its Williams FP.

 

[Gordon]

I too have a FP on my .357 1894 , first year of production . I have it sighted in for 158 grain .38+p Remington LSWCHP ammo at 25 yards. The sight is about 1 1/16" from being bottomed out with this load. 125 grain JHP Remington .357 loads are sighted in about 1/2" higher on the slide, and I have a witness scratch there and one almost in between for Winchester 180 grain Partition Gold .357 loads.

 

[SwampWolf]

I've got a Williams FP on my 94 AE. It "straddles" the receiver and sits nice and low. I've got the FP on several other rifles and like them a lot.

 

[Rock_Steady]

How about some of the new production since they stopped drilling and tapping? I have to mount on top of the reciever now with the fp-336, made for the longer reciever of its namesake. Any lauds/loathes?

 

[MyRoad]

I just tried out the XS Ghost Rings on my 1894 for the first time, and even with the smaller of the two aperatures, the rings seem way too big. At 50 yards they are OK, but beyond that they are pretty much useless (for me). I know ghost rings are not supposed to be peep sights, but the factory GR on my Ruger PC4 is much smaller and much more useful (re: accurate).

I will have to look into the Williams peep. Is it the rear sight only, and does it use the stock front site?

 

[115grfmj]

uhhh....is that...

a Marlin 1894C, or a Winchester 1894? If it's a Marlin the sight you would get is the fp336, it does hang off the receiver a bit (not too much). It's a great sight thought, with lots of aperature choices and lots of adjustability. I've been able to shoot REALLY good with mine.

 

[grimjaw]

I had one on a Winchester 94. It did help with groups a little bit and was easy to use. Functional, not pretty.

jm

 

[Rock_Steady]

Yeah, this is for a Marlin 1894c. I have the same problem you have, MyRoad, that the aperture is simply too big for any serious shooting - seems almost impossible for me to get the accuracy I was lookin for. Maybe I can go on the cheap and get the 5D instead of the FP for it. Thanks guys.

 

[Firehand]

I've got the 5D on a Winchester .30-30; I really like it.

 

[Gordon]

screw a smaller apeerature on the FP!

 

[MikeK]

I'm thinking of getting one (Marlin 1894 in .357). Check out www.marlinowners.com and do a search.
They have a number of threads dealing with aperture and ghost ring sights for this rifle that have a lot of great info. I don't remember all of the details but they had some good solutions for the newer models without the holes in the side of the receiver.

 

[Sniper X]

I don;t but now that I saw this thread, I'm gonna try one on my 1894 in .357mag! I think Ill leave the 336RC alone till I see what it works like on the Winnie!

 

[hank327]

I have a Williams Foolproof on my 1894 chambered in 30-30. My 1894 is an older one and came with the holes pre-drilled into the receiver. I really like this aperature sight. It keeps the rifle light and handy, while giving me much better accuracy than the stock open sights. I've shot several deer and coyotes with this rifle/sight combo and I could not have done any better had the rifle been scoped. I learned to use apperature sights in the Army and am completely comfortable with them.

I think lever carbines and apperature sights are perfect together. IMO, scopes ruin the balance and handling of these little carbines.